I live in North London and have noisy helicopters overhead every hour of the day and night, never mind emergency vehicle sirens screaming down the road.
One does one's best to avoid flying over villages when arriving at a new aerodrome, but really - is there any legal force behind these noise abatement procedures, and why should these folks have protection which people living in urban areas do not? There is no ban on noise lorries, buses, motor bikes, tractors, combine harvesters, bulldozers, army tanks (the list goes on...) passing through these villages.
Keeping a good lookout and going around the circuit the right direction should be the priority - following complicated circuit procedures is secondary. Every time I visit my home aerodrome I find there is something more I am supposed to know. Being 700 feet agl passing over certain powerlines is the latest. Wouldn't it just be ok if I just use my own judgement to avoid them?